Amusement apparatus.



No. 697,89l. Patented Ap r. I5, 1902. H. F. SCHRADER. AMUSEMENTAPPARATUS.

(Application filed Dec. 7, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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HENRY F. SCHRADER, OF BROOKLYN, NEYV YORK.

AMUSEMENT APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent N 0. 697,891, dated April15, 1902.

Application filed December '7, 1901. Serial N0; 84,993. (No model.)

To ttZZ whom, it ntay concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY l SCHRADER, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in thecounty of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedAmusement Apparatus, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to an amusement device simulating an old Dutchwindmill and its surroundings, these including a canal or mill-racethrough which boats are drawn by any desired power.

This specification is a specific description of one form of theinvention, while the claims are definitions of the actual scope thereof.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both views.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the invention, and Fig. 2 is a verticalsection thereof on the line 2 2 in Fig. 1.

a indicates an oval ditch or canal simulating a millrace, this beingformed in the ground and having suitable width and depth. Across one endof the mill-race runs a branch Cb, communicating with each side of theoval described by the mill-race.

Built at the side of the branch at is the windmill-tower b, which ispreferably an octagonal structure with openings Z2 at its base, theseopenings forming doors, and with various windows b along its height. Thetop of the tower b is open and is covered by a cowl c to prevent theweather from entering the tower. An exterior balcony d is constructednear the top of the tower, and an interior balcony d is opposite theexterior balcony. The tower is provided with doors 19 leading from theinterior to the exterior balcony, and (Z indicates flights of stairsleading from the base of the towerand to the balcony d. These balconies(Z and (Z extend completely around the tower.

6 indicates a paddle-wheel, which may be of any form desired and whichis mounted on a shaft 6. This shaft is revolubly carried in bearings esituated in the base of the tower.

e indicates an electric or other motor connected with the shaft 6 todrive it. The rotation of the paddle e in the branch a of the mill-racecauses the water to circulate through the same, thus simulating thenatural flow of water in a mill-race, and, if desired, the paddlewheel 6may be made after the manner of the usual undershot water-wheels, so asto convey the impression that the paddle is being driven by the currentof the mill-race. In practice the parts 6 and e in the base of the towerwill be suitably concealed from the public view.

The shaft. 6 is geared with and drives a vertical shaftf, extendingthrough the longitudinal axis of the tower. This shaft projects up tothe top of the tower, and the cowl c is loosely mounted on the shaft. Atthe top of the tower is arranged an eXhaust-fanf, carried fast on theshaftf. The rotation of the shaft f, and consequently the fan f, willinduce a strong current of air upward through the tower, thus keepingthe interior of the tower cool and adding to the comfort of the personstherein. On the top of the cowl c is mounted the shaft 9 of an ordinarywindwheel 9. The cowl also carries the tail-vane g of the wind-wheel,which under the action of the wind serves to keep the wheel 9 headedtoward the wind. The action of the wind on the wheel g will drive thesame, thus adding to the attractiveness of the same, and it will alsocause a material disturbance of the air around the balcony d, which willadd to the comfort of the persons thereon. It will be observed that thecowl 0 turns with the shaft 9 as it shifts from one position to theother under the action of the wind acting on the vane g This apparatusarranged as shown,with Various auxiliaries of ornamentation andattraction, which in themselves are not considered important to thiscase, will afiord much amusement and recreation to children and otherpleasure-seekers.

it indicates a number of boats which are adapted to be connectedtogether after the manner of a tow and to be propelled through themill-race a either by the current of Water created by the wheel e or, ifdesired, by any other source of power. For example, a horse may beemployed as a tow-horse and the boats It may be constructed to simulatethe conventional type of canal-boat.

Various changes in the form and details of my invention may be resortedto at will Without departingfrom the spirit of myinvention. Hence Iconsider myself entitled to all forms of the invention as may lie Withinthe intent of my claims.

Having thus described my invention, 1

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. An amusementdevice,comprising means constituting a ditch or canal, a tower locatedadjacent to said means and having openings at its top and bottom, stairsrunning upinto the tower,a shaft extendingvertically through the tower,an exhaust-fan carried on the shaft at the upper part of the tower, ahorizontal shaft mounted at the base of the tower and geared with thevertical shaft, means for driving the shafts, and a paddle-wheel carriedon the horizontal shaft and working in said ditch or canal.

2. An amusement device,comprising means constituting a ditch or canal, atower located adjacent to said means and having an opening at its bottomand an opening at its upper portion, stairs leading up the tower to theopening in the upper portion thereof, a shaft extending verticallythrough the tower, a fan carried on the upper part of the shaft, ahorizontal shaft mounted at the base of the tower and geared with thevertical shaft, and means attached to the horizontal shaft, such meanscoacting with the means forming the ditch or canal.

3. An amusement device, comprising a tower with an inner balconyin theupper portion thereof, an outer balcony opposite the inner balcony, thetower having an opening leading from one balcony to the other, a stairrunning through the tower and leading to the inner balcony, meansforming a ditch or canal adjacent to the tower, a horizontal shaftmounted in the base of the tower and projecting therefrom, meansattached to the horizontal shaft and coacting with the means forming theditch or canal, a vertical shaft extending through the tower and gearedwith the horizontal shaft, and a fan at the upper end of the verticalshaft.

4. An amusement device,comprising means constituting a ditch or canal, atower located adjacent to said means and having openings at its top andbottom portions, stairs running up into the tower, a shaft extendingvertically through the tower, afan carried on the shaft at the upperpart of the tower, a cowl mounted looselyon the shaft above the tower, awind-wheel and vane carried in the cowl, and means geared with thevertical shaft and coacting with the said means forming the ditch orcanal.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

HENRY F. SCHRADER.

Witnesses:

I. B. OWENS, J NO. M. BITTER.

